News in brief International oilfield services company, Expro, has announced a $2billion order book for the first time. This milestone was achieved at the end of Expro’s 40th anniversary year, thanks to a number of contract wins, including almost $500million in the last quarter alone.
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Following the launch of ACE Winches Norge AS in 2010, a subsidiary company offering all ACE products and services across the Scandinavian market, the company has secured quayside premises at Karmsund Service Base in addition to its current base in Dusavik, Stavanger. The Karmsund base is due to be operational by June 2014 and will double the current workforce over six-months. The Norwegian Consultancy team of global oil service company AGR has been awarded multiple new contracts. Based in Stavanger, the team provides recruitment and consultancy services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The Norwegian operation is part of AGR’s world-wide Consultancy division which also has teams in Aberdeen, Perth, Houston and Dubai. CAN Group has been recognised by the British Safety Council with two international industry awards for its efforts in ensuring workplace safety. The Aberdeen headquartered business was awarded an International Safety Award with Merit for its performance over the last year and a further Sector Safety Award in the highly competitive oil and gas category. OEG Offshore and Unique Maritime Group have signed a joint venture agreement to offer the rental and sales of offshore equipment in the Middle East. The partners have jointly invested more than $1million in new equipment including offshore containers, baskets, half heights, tanks and waste equipment rated to the leading international standards. The TechnoWise Group, Inc has signed a worldwide distribution agreement for Weatherford International to exclusively promote and sell MotorWise motor controllers in oilfield applications. DOF Subsea has been awarded a contract for installation of the Turret Mooring and Riser system for the Gina Krog FSO by Teekay Shipping Norway AS.
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